Novell ZENworks USB/Wireless Security

Wireless Network Security

Corporations have taken steps to ensure the security and privacy of their own internal wireless networks, but this protection often stops at the enterprise perimeter. Nevertheless, every day your employees sit in the airport, at the hotel or a coffee shop checking their e-mail or downloading customer records or other sensitive data. The question is not whether your company is ready to use wireless: it's really about how you get the wireless genie back into the bottle before experiencing a serious compromise.

Unprotected wireless networks pose multiple threats to businesses. Users can inadvertently compromise both local and corporate data, from a wireless hotspot or even from the office. Hackers can easily find an openings in an unprotected system on an access point or hotspot and run scripted, peer-to-peer attacks. They can gain access to confidential data such as customer lists, project plans and even username and password combinations.

Novell ZENworks® USB/Wireless Security provide the industry's first centrally managed endpoint security software solutions to control and manage wireless connectivity.

Your IT department can:

Exercise complete control over wireless connectivity
Ensure use of only approved wireless NIC cards
Completely silence the wireless radio, if desired
Automatically distribute WEP pre-shared keys without user intervention
Permit communication only via approved wireless devices
Control network connectivity via LAN, modem, Bluetooth™, Infrared, 1394 (FireWire™), and serial and parallel ports, preventing unintended or rogue access through these connection points
Receive timely information on rogue access points and unauthorized WLANs
Automatically adapt user connectivity permissions by network location
Block unsafe wireless connections such as ad-hoc connections and those not protected by WEP, WPA and 802.11i, or other standards.
Enforce and automate using VPN clients, traditional or SSL when the devices are in unknown/undefined network environments.

Your users can:

Securely access authorized wireless APs even in risky environments
Easily connect without entering complicated security key information
Securely remain productive in any wireless location
Safely conduct business in multiple locations
Avoid making difficult security decisions

Hackers can not:

Gain access to the corporate network via a user's wireless network card
Scan notebook PC ports and read sensitive data over wireless hotspots
Plant malware on mobile devices through wireless access
Divert sensitive communications to rogue access points
Trick users into making unsafe connections with unauthorized or "ad-hoc" access points

The patent-pending AccessAware™ technology centrally manages and controls mobile WLAN connectivity and access point visibility by NIC, user/group and location.

Wireless Security Features

Global Wi-Fi Control - Provides policy-based controls to globally prevent and disable such 'at risk' networking behaviors as network adapter bridging, wireless ad hoc connections, and Wi-Fi connectivity when the PC has a wired connection. When necessary, ALL Wi-Fi adapters can be disabled by policy, up to and including complete silencing of built-in and 3rd party Wi-Fi radios.

Access Point Control - Controls Wi-Fi access point connectivity by group and location, while preventing connections to rogue access points. AccessAware enables security administrators to automatically distribute and apply WEP pre-shared keys without user intervention. Administrators can control key length and can even set signal strength thresholds to manage AP switching.

Rogue Access Point Control - Blocks users from connecting to unauthorized access points and reports these devices to the management console for immediate remediation.

Location-based Wi-Fi Connectivity Control - WhereAwareT technology adapts endpoint Wi-Fi policies as users move from location to location, either inside or outside of your corporate security perimeter. Administrators can control the minimum encryption strength required for connectivity, ensuring users are connecting to access points with the appropriate encryption strength.

Wi-Fi Adapter Control - AdapterAwareT technology provides security administrators with full control over user Wi-Fi connectivity. Administrators specify which, if any, Wi-Fi adapters can be used limiting connectivity to a specific brand or type. This feature reduces IT support costs associated with employees using unsupported hardware. AdapterAware can entirely disable Wi-Fi and other wireless devices (including BluetoothT, IrDA, etc.), or restrict Wi-Fi connectivity to pre-defined locations.

When deployed, ZENworks USB/Wireless Security:

Prevents connections to rogue access points, ad hoc connections, or 'evil twin' / man-in-the-middle attacks
Prevents or disables "at risk" networking behavior, such as network adapter bridging
Controls Wi-Fi usage by network location (in the office, on the road, at home)
Delivers a self-defending client
Disables Wi-Fi connectivity when using a wired LAN
Disallows Wi-Fi ad hoc network connections by location
Enforces use of Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) or Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) on all Wi-Fi connections
Ensures endpoints can only connect via approved Wi-Fi access points
Ensures use of pre-approved Wi-Fi adapters to make wireless connections while providing the added benefit of reducing IT product support costs
Enables security administrators to automatically distribute and apply WEP and/or WPA pre-shared keys without any end-user intervention; enforcing VPN usage; disabling or restricting use of Bluetooth and infrared communication ports

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